Heel for boots and shoes and the like



March 9 1926.

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PATENT OFFICE.

FAGGIO MARTINO, OF PERRIS, CALIFORNIA.

HEEL FOR BOOTS .AND SHOES AND THE LIKE.

application filed January To wZZ 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, FAGGIO MARTINo, .a subject of the King of Italy, residin at Perris, in the county 0f Riverside and tate of California, have invented a new and useful Heel for Boots and Shoes and the like, of which the following` is a specification.

My invention is an improved shoe heel of the type formed of a resilient Amaterial such as rubber. l l

An object of my invention is to provide a novel means whereby a heel of the character set forth may be securely fastened to or retained on the heel. e

Another obiect is to provide novel means whereby the nails which are used to secure the heel to a boot, shoe or the like will not be likely to be torn out of the heel and thereby release the heel. i,

l accomplish this 'by embedding a quilted layer of laminated material within the heel, through which the shank of the nails are driven, but through which the heads oi said nails cannot pass.

l'n constructing my heel, l place therein sheets of canvas stitched together. quilted brous layer is positioned above the lower or wearing surface of the heel so as not to be visible, and openings are provided in the heel to the depth of the layer so that the nails may be inserted therein and driven through the quilted brous layer and the heel. Y

Another object is to provide a nail head retaining means, for rubber heels and which means will not separate from the vheel, and work out. e p

'My invention is broadly new, basic and pioneer in that l am the hrst to embed a quilted laminated strip of fabric in a rubber heel and which connects all of the securing nails and prevents the heads thereof from tearing out of the material.

, Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appeareroru the accompanying-drawing, the subjoined detailed description and the appended claims.

AThe accompanying drawing illustrates the invention applied to heels of various forms.

' v l is a longitudinal sectional view of a heel embodying my invention as applied to a mans shoe, a portion of which is shown 'in section.

` 2 is a, sectional view taken on line This 15, 1925. Serial No. 2,543.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a heel embodying my invention as applied to a womans shoe a fragment of which is shown.

Fig. Il is a sectional view taken on line ze, Fig. 3. Y

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view` oi a librous strip of quilted canvas forming my retaining means, and illustrating how the heel layers are cut therefrom with a minimum of waste. Y

The numeral l indicates a heel preferably formed of a resilient material such as rubber, and which is secured to a shoe a' as will be further described.

Y ln molding the heel l a quiltedlayer of fibrous laminated material 2 is placed therein, and the rubber molded around it. The rubber will mold itself closely about the fibrous layer so as to make the layer practically an integral part oi the completed heel, thus removing any possibility of said layer breaking away from and Working out of the heel. Y

d plurality of holes or recesses 3 extend from the lower or wearing surface of the heel l to the quilted layer 2. This enables vthe nails 4: to be started directly through the fibrous layer and hence through the rubber heel and into the shoe.

The head or' the nail is driven, by means of .any suitable instrument well-known in the trade, vdush with that surface of the brous layer 2 through which the nail rst enters.

The outer periphery oi the quilted layer 2 is also slightly smaller than that of the heel l so that the edges of the layer 2 will not `protrude and make an unsightly appearance. v Y i l have here illusrated the brous strip 2 as composed of a. quilted layer 5 of canvas, which is folded upon itself or a predetermined number of layers are superimposed and then secured together by stitches 6 to form a composite piece.

A further advantage of having ailaminated fibrous strip is thatv the bers in thev various layers will extend in diierent directions, and thus oi'er a greater resistance to the assa e of the head of the nail therethroug an prevent accidental dislod ment of the usual securing nails 4. v

Advantages gained in using' a ullted laminated strip of material instead o metal washers or other devices heretofore suggested to prevent the nail heads from passlng through the rubber hecl are ease of manufacture and that when the rubber is worn down to expose the securing means mly quilted fabric strip will present a res1 ient and durable-wearing surface to the sidewalk instead of the metal washer or easily worn out material, thus making for greater comfort to the wearer.

I claim. 1. In a resilient shoe heel, a fibrous resilient quilted layerl of canvas mounted therein as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A layer comprising a plurality of sheets of canvas stitched together for strengthening a shoe heel of resilient material.

3. A shoe heel com rising a. rubber body and a quilted layer a apted to form a wearing surface consisting of strips of canvas stltched together and positioned above the lower surface of the rubber body and said body having holes extending from the wearing surface thereof to said quilted layer to accommodate nails to be driven through the layer to secure it to a shoe.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Perris, California, thisl7th day of January, 1925.

FAGGIO MARTINO. 

